Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-03-05
kULEs SOK OsSSnssrAL PLAErIS0
soms points OF Interest ,n Professional aud
Amateur Gardeners.


Amatruf Gardeners.
Srom the Country Gentleman.
The following brief rules, to DO modified
tor vary ing circumstance are TO he observed
IN laying out, planting and taking care OF or.
nainsntal grounds, from the snug door yard
10 the widely extended landscape garden.
These rules may afford useful suggestions to
those who are now preparing plans for spring
work:
|. Sst OIL ground for no more ornamental
planting than can bs well perform cd and
TAX on care ot.
9. The tirst thing To be dono IL to drain thor.
Oughiy, unless there Ia n perfect natural
drainsga
3. Make tho soii deep aud rich, which will
give greener grass In Dry weather, and cause
iuer growth OF trees, shrubs and flowers.
I. Make tie surfaces smooth, uliiug narrow
holiows and rounding oil sharp hillocks, but
do not undertake heavy grading.
>. Take advantage oi undulating surface In
planting for effect, and In leading the walks
more nearly on alevei
6. The next thing IL To lay out . plan Of
the whole grounds, tor " bich various designs
are given in different volumes of rural sf.
fairs
!. Avoid laying out too many walks ono
or two, neatly kept, Is better than many In .
a state of neglect
$ Parallei waiks should Ia avoided, or, II
necessary, they should be hid from each
other by paintings.
9. Let every walk lead 20 sone special
point or object, ~ u ssit or a summer house,
and not "epd nowhere"
10 Great advantage may ps taken OF un.
duiAtions Tor Increasing the beauty aud va
riety OF tho place. and u deal be thus com.
prised within n moderate extent.
II. Shelter from prevailing winds may
often be secured by masses o.. belts OF ever.
green's or thick deciduous trees
Il Emphasizing objects may be shut out
from view by paintings OF this character {;
handsome views left open.
l3. Expense may DO avoided by adapting
the design to tho character OF the ground {;
II nearly level much variation may be used !;
II marked with hills valleys or gOrges, care
will be required Ia adapt the plan to the sur
face.
a. The boundaries may TO planted more or
less with eveTgreens tho Interior mostly
with deciduous tress.
H. Apparent breadth may TO increased by
IT, on small places plant no trees which
grow u large size, but use small trees or
shrubs, or pinch or cut back such trees as are
Likely to become too spreading.
Il. Those who have small taste o. interest
In landscape gardening should undertake 9
little, and bs content with q simple smooth
lawn, single walk, and very few properly
disposed trees.
Is But the truth should be aiways borne
Ia mind, that simple plan we'll executed 10
H. With more taste for ornsmentals, . few
groups OF shrubs may be s0t, and few cirCu.
lar beds cut in smooth turf for flowers, all TO
be neatly kept and we'll enriched.
20. In planting circular or elliptical beds,
place the tallest plants in the middle. smaller
outside, and lOw dense growth for the border.
u. In laying out curves use large still
roPs laid on the ground, ss Il cannot be bent
In angles and keep its place with pega
%. The earth will do for the carriage road
II dry and Rravelly; or II the ground IL apt to
become muddy, spread \ gravel covering
The same rule may apply to walkS
25 Always use alawn mower, run by hand
for small places ana with horss for extended
ones. During the first naif OF summer, when
the grass grows rapidly use It every i've
days, ioss frequently afterwards.
"a Plant symmstricaliy trees or shrubs
near the most finished or most freQuented
portions OF the ground climbers, trailers or
stragg'ers at the wilder parts.
%. Do not shear trees, shrubs and hodges
into stiff symmetrical shapes, but cut back
with y knife into more natural outline.
26. Avoid snowy structures for the Imports
OF climbers paint them brown or neutral
color, or oil them with crude petroleum,
which II better.
q. A simple ornament, soon through q
vista, may bs a rough post, with rustic
/ mosaic, surmounted with sun dial, small
vase, or pot with trailing plants the rustic
work Of the post well olied with crude
petroleum.
IS Where right position can be secured
for the residences, plant at propor distances
irregular belts or groups oi dense trees OF
everEreens to exclude prevailing winds
| ~. barns and outbuIldings symuistrically
buiit, even OF rough materials, may present
| soon appearance II partly or slightly hid will
trees, and give the impression Of a compiet'
| farm home.
| 30 On large farm lawn OF several acres
containing only large shade trees, the Rrss
may be kept grszed short by sheep, ana tn,
whole present park like appearance.